UN Gender Focus

'Women in space breakfast', at the High-level United Nations forum, aimed at exploring the role of space in socio-economic and sustainable development. UN File Photo

UN Gender Focus Special: Making 'Space for Women'

29 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

In July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, famously proclaiming: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2331 (2016), condemning in the strongest terms all instances of trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflicts.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

UN Gender Focus: trafficked women, girls’ rights in Tanzania and female farmers

22 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

“Blood money” of trafficked women now “lifeblood” sustaining terrorists

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Maria Emma Mejia.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

UN Gender Focus: women in the UN, violence against men and women farmers in South Sudan

15 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

Exhibition showcases how women helped shape the UN

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Children in school in Cambodia.
UNICEF Cambodia/Andy Brown

246 million children are victims of school-related violence

8 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

An estimated 246 million girls and boys worldwide are subject to school-related violence every year, according to latest figures from UN Women and the UN Educational, and Cultural Organization, UNESCO.

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Fadela Chaib. (Screen grab from UNifeed Video)

UN Gender Focus: ending violence against women, digital economy and youth unemployment

8 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

Violence against women, the worldwide scourge

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Lalchhuanzuali.
UN Photo/Daniel Dickinson

UN Gender Focus: HIV-positive youth, ending violence against women and gender equality

1 December 2016
UN Gender Focus

HIV-positive women face more discrimination than men

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